Public Transportation

Amtrak & COASTER

Amtrak Intercity and COASTER commuter trains link communities and travelers from
as far away as Los Angeles and Orange Counties to downtown San Diego and coastal
North County and, includes stops in Old Town, Sorrento Valley, Solana Beach, Encinitas,
Carlsbad and Oceanside.

Travelers headed to and from San Diego International Airport can connect with Amtrak's
Pacific Surfliner and the COASTER at Amtrak's Santa Fe Depot train station downtown
by using Metropolitan Transit System Route 992, which operates between 5:00 a.m. and 11:30 p.m., every 15 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends and holidays.

The COASTER operates 365 days a year, seven days a week, with trips throughout the day to Old Town and North San Diego County. Tickets may be purchased at ticket vending machines on the Santa Fe Depot station platform, online at GoNCTD.com, or via the COASTER Mobile App.

For additional information on Amtrak service in San Diego, visit the
Santa Fe Depot train station, telephone 1-800-USA-RAIL, or visit Amtrak or
Amtrak California.

City Bus

City Bus Public transit is available to and from the Airport and downtown San Diego on the Metropolitan Transit System's Route 992, which stops at Terminals 1 and 2, and operates between 5:00 a.m. and 11:30 p.m., every 15 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends and holidays.

This frequent bus service connects with Trolley, COASTER and Amtrak stations and is wheelchair accessible.

Planning a trip is easy when you use the MTS Online Trip Planner. MTS staff made a video to show riders how to get from Santa Fe Depot to the the airport via Route 992. For more information on the Metropolitan Transit System, call 619-233-3004 or visit www.sdmts.com.

Trolley Service

MTS' San Diego Trolley is San Diego's light rail transit network. Its three lines serve many popular areas and attractions, such as Downtown, the Convention Center, SDSU, Old Town, and the Mexican border.

There are two ways to reach the Trolley from Terminals 1 and 2:

City Bus

All three Trolley lines can be reached by taking City Bus Route 992 to the Broadway and Kettner Blvd bus stop in downtown. Once off the bus, the UC San Diego Blue Lines can be accessed from the America Plaza Station on the corner of Broadway and Kettner Blvd and the Orange Line can be accessed from the Courthouse Station. The Sycuan Green Line can be accessed from the Santa Fe Depot Station on Kettner Blvd, one block north of the bus stop.

TROLLEY → TERMINAL Shuttle Service

Passengers can also access the Sycuan Green Trolley Line by taking the Economy Lot Shuttle found at the courtesy shuttle section of the transit islands at Terminals 1 and 2. When the driver is notified, the shuttle drops passengers off on the north end of the airport, just one block from the Middletown Station. Passengers proceed by crossing Pacific Highway and walking one block northeast on W. Palm Street to the station on the left.

For those passengers wishing to catch the Trolley → Terminal shuttle from the Midtown Station, they should proceed one block Southwest on W. Palm Street and across Pacific Highway toward the airport property. A blue shuttle stop is located on Admiral Boland Way. Blue Economy Lot shuttles, marked with the Trolley → Terminal logo, stop there on regular intervals (typically less than 15 minutes apart). To access a map showing stops and real time shuttle locations go to sdacepublic.etaspot.net.

For more information about MTS services and buying trolley or bus tickets, please visit the MTS website.

Limousines & Luxury Sedans

Many limousine/luxury sedan companies provide service from San Diego International Airport. Please check your local telephone directory for a listing of companies, or visit the San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau for a list of service providers.

Be sure to verify with your limousine/luxury sedan provider that the company is licensed to pick up passengers at San Diego International Airport.